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A little bit off topic: but I couldn't even start to read the article because "I reached my article limit" out of I site I never visited before... What are they
by dr_zoidberg 10mo ago
A little bit off topic: but I couldn't even start to read the article because "I reached my article limit" out of I site I never visited before... What are they using to determine how many articles I've read?
Opening in a private window solved the issue, however I'm pretty sure I don't regularly read anything on this site (maybe never was an overstatement?).
- finghin 10mo agoExact same experience here.
- deleted 10mo ago[deleted]
- lordgrenville 10mo agoSeems totally possible that the limit is 0...
- dr_zoidberg 10mo agoYes, the thought crossed my mind too... But then I tried a private window and it opened, so maybe the other suggestion that the cookies are very long lived is right.
- frm88 10mo agoI clean my cookies after every session online and had the same problem, so maybe the limit really is 0 but the dev never actually considered people using private windows? Like you could bypass NYT paywalled by disabling Java Script?
- likium 10mo agoNowadays platforms seem to track IP addresses and other signals to grant limits. Using a VPN works.
- system2 10mo agoMaybe their cookies are very long-term and you visited this site 6 months ago?
- fiatpandas 10mo agoShared public IP?